Building a NuGet package with iOS frameworks for .NET MAUI development is significantly more complicated than for Android. In this article, we will explore the process of adding iOS frameworks to an existing NuGet package that already supports Windows, Linux and Android. Our goal is to create a comprehensive NuGet...

Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) recognition is an essential technology in various sectors, including security, immigration, and automation. Its application in Android software can enhance a wide array of services by enabling quick and accurate data capture from identification documents like passports and ID cards. This article aims to guide you through...

As .NET MAUI continues to gain traction, numerous .NET developers are exploring ways to transition their existing desktop and mobile applications to this new framework. Previously, I developed a .NET MAUI application capable of scanning barcodes and QR codes from camera frames across Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. For reuse,...

A Razor class library project is essentially a project that includes Razor components and other related files that can be shared and distributed as a NuGet package. To develop a document scanning application that works for both desktop and web, we can package Dynamic Web TWAIN SDK into a Razor...

Last week, we demonstrated how to create a Windows .NET MAUI app that can access the USB camera using Blazor web view. Although this solution provides a way to access the camera, for a Windows desktop application that requires optimal performance, it is recommended to prioritize native camera APIs over...

.NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) is a cross-platform UI framework for building native and modern applications in C#. It allows developers to create a single codebase for multiple platforms. Blazor is a web UI framework for building interactive client-side web applications with .NET. It allows developers to write C# code...

Previously, we created a Xamarin.Forms Barcode QR code scanner for Android and iOS. Xamarin.Forms is not the end for developing cross-platform mobile apps in C#, because .NET MAUI is on the way. Microsoft mentions that .NET MAUI is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms, and it supports both mobile and desktop development....

If you try to port Xamarin mobile projects to .NET MAUI, you will find there is no problem with packages built for Xamarin Android, but packages built for Xamarin iOS are incompatible. To tackle this issue, you need to change target framework to .NET 6 and rebuild related packages. Dynamsoft...